LI032820171City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 6:30 P.M.
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Margaret Altman, Ivy Mahan, Neil Olson, Kevin O'Reilly and Joanne
Panunzio, Myron Schirer -Suter
Board members absent: Mary Behrle, Marshall Handly, Anthony Kline
Others present: Anna Langstaff, Bruce Doig
Recorder: Anna Langstaff
Kevin O'Reilly presided.
Joanne Panunzio made the motion, seconded by Margaret Altman, to accept the minutes of the
regular meeting of February 21, 2017 as read. Motion passed.
Public Presentation
None
Committee Reports
Personnel: Joanne Panunzio reported that employment contract for Anna Langstaff has been
received. Joanne Panunzio will send a press release to the local newspapers regarding Anna
Langstaff's selection as the new library director effective April 4, 2017.
Administration: No report.
Finance: No report.
Long Range Planning: No report.
Report of the Library Director
1) FY2017 Budget: Anna Langstaff reviewed FY2017 budget. Repair line item is very low. 2)
FY2018 Budget: Anna Langstaff presented proposed FY2018 budget. 3) Teen Room Renovation:
Information is available on the library's website. All proceeds from the Friends spring book sale
will go toward teen renovation project. 4) Building Issues: Heating pump has been installed. No
word on capstone repair. No word on Sohier Room AC. 5) Bookmobile: Bookmobile is off the
road because of generator repairs. 6) Art Appraisal: Colleene Fesko has completed library art
work appraisal. 7) Personnel: Laurie Formichella has returned to work part-time. Ewa
Jankowska, part-time reference librarian, will be retiring.
Communications
1) Neil Olson announced that he will be leaving the board April 2018. 2) Kevin O'Reilly has
been in touch with Tom Lyons regarding the donations in memory of Riley Fessenden.
Unfinished Business
None
New Business
1) Library Director Employment Contract: Anna Langstaff and library trustees reviewed
the proposed library director contracts dated April 4, 2017 to June 30, 2017 and July 1,
2017 to June 30, 2020. Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by Margaret Altman, to:
approve the contracts for library director as written. Motion passed.
The next meeting of the board will be Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 6:OOPM at the Main Library.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:25PM.